| Product Categories | Fine and high jewellery, watches, leather goods, sunglasses and eyeglasses | Charms, charm bracelets, bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, lab-grown diamond jewellery; watches discontinued | — | — |
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| Signature Collections | Jewellery: Love, Juste un Clou, Panthère de Cartier; Watches: Tank, Santos de Cartier, Ballon Bleu, Pasha, Panthère | Pandora Moments (charm bracelets), Pandora ME, Reflexions, Pandora Brilliance (lab-grown diamonds) | — | — |
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| Watch Movements | Quartz, high-autonomy quartz (approx. 8-year battery on select Must de Cartier models) and mechanical, incl. manual-winding (select models) | — | — | — |
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| Price Positioning | Luxury; part of the Richemont luxury group | Accessible luxury jewellery; sold in 100+ countries via about 7,000 points of sale | — | — |
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| Warranty | Watches: 24-month International Cartier Guarantee against manufacturing defects (separate terms in US, Canada, Australia); Cartier Care registration extends total cover to up to 8 years | US: 1-year warranty on jewellery; 2 years on lab-grown diamond items | — | — |
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| Servicing & Repairs | Watch repairs carry their own 24-month warranty; Cartier Care members get complimentary technical diagnostics and advice | US: optional Pandora Cares paid protection plan, incl. refinishing and polishing on covered claims | — | — |
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| Personalisation & Engraving | Personalisation offered on select items (e.g. leather goods); engraved or personalised creations cannot be returned | Engraving offered on select charms and jewellery (Engraving Studio); engraved items generally non-returnable unless faulty | — | — |
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| Responsible Sourcing | One of 14 founding members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (2005); RJC-certified, re-certified for the fourth time in 2019 | Uses only recycled silver and gold (shift completed Sept 2024); no mined diamonds; lab-grown diamonds made with 100% renewable energy | — | — |
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| Returns Policy | e-Boutique (e.g. EU sites): request return within 30 days of delivery, unused with tags; engraved/personalised items excluded; terms vary by country | US: 30 days, unused and in original condition (online orders by mail or in store); AU: 30-day change-of-mind returns; varies by country | — | — |
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| Founded | 1847, Paris, France | 1982, Copenhagen, Denmark | — | — |
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| Parent Company | Richemont | — | — | — |
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| Key Materials | — | Recycled sterling silver and gold, 14k gold-plated and 14k rose gold-plated finishes, lab-grown diamonds | — | — |
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| Manufacturing | — | Crafted at two LEED-certified facilities in Thailand | — | — |
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